Iron Head

Essentials

Iron Head

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80; percentile 63.0
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: 30
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The foe slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch.

: The user slams the target with its steel-hard head. It may also make the target flinch.

Foreign Names

German: Eisenschädel
French: Tête de Fer
Spanish: Cabezahierro
Czech: Železná hlava
Italian: Metaltestata
Japanese: アイアンヘッド (aianheddo)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Iron Head.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Rolling Kick	15	60	85%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Headbutt	15	70	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Bite	25	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Bone Club	20	65	85%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Waterfall	15	80	100%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Rock Slide	10	75	90%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Hyper Fang	15	80	90%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Needle Arm	15	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Astonish	15	30	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Extrasensory	30	80	100%	Has a 10% chance to make the target flinch.
Dark Pulse	15	80	100%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Air Slash	20	75	95%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Dragon Rush	10	100	75%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Zen Headbutt	15	80	90%	Has a 20% chance to make the target flinch.
Heart Stamp	25	60	100%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.
Icicle Crash	10	85	90%	Has a 30% chance to make the target flinch.

Pokémon

Steel Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Iron Head's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
53	53	Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
49	57	Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
56	56	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
29	29	Aron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
29	29	Lairon		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
29	29	Aggron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
73	73	Registeel		Clear Body Light Metal		No Eggs	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
43	42	Shieldon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
52	51	Bastiodon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	60	52	168	47	138	30	495
47	47	Trash Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
65	65	Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
	37	Escavalier		Swarm Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	70	135	105	60	105	20	495
	43	Ferroseed		Iron Barbs		Plant Mineral	44	50	91	24	86	10	305
	46	Ferrothorn		Iron Barbs		Plant Mineral	74	94	131	54	116	20	489
	54	Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
	57	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
	36	Durant		Swarm Hustle Truant		Bug	58	109	112	48	48	109	484
	37	Cobalion		Justified		No Eggs	91	90	129	90	72	108	580
		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
		Cubone		Rock Head Lightningrod Battle Armor		Monster	50	50	95	40	50	35	320
		Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
		Aron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
		Numel		Oblivious Simple Own Tempo		Ground	60	60	40	65	45	35	305
		Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
		Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
		Bouffalant		Reckless Sap Sipper Soundproof		Ground	95	110	95	40	95	55	490
		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
		Growlithe		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	55	70	45	70	50	60	350
		Arcanine		Intimidate Flash Fire Justified		Ground	90	110	80	100	80	95	555
		Golem		Rock Head Sturdy Sand Veil		Mineral	80	110	130	55	65	45	485
		Magnezone		Magnet Pull Sturdy Analytic		Mineral	70	70	115	130	90	60	535
		Onix		Rock Head Sturdy Weak Armor		Mineral	35	45	160	30	45	70	385
		Steelix		Rock Head Sturdy Sheer Force		Mineral	75	85	200	55	65	30	510
		Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock Reckless		Monster Ground	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
		Kingdra		Swift Swim Sniper Damp		Water 1 Dragon	75	95	95	95	95	85	540
		Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
		Tauros		Intimidate Anger Point Sheer Force		Ground	75	100	95	40	70	110	490
		Gyarados		Intimidate Moxie		Water 2 Dragon	95	125	79	60	100	81	540
		Lapras		Water Absorb Shell Armor Hydration		Monster Water 1	130	85	80	85	95	60	535
		Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
		Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat Gluttony		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
		Dragonite		Inner Focus Multiscale		Water 1 Dragon	91	134	95	100	100	80	600
		Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		Mantine		Swift Swim Water Absorb Water Veil		Water 1	65	40	70	80	140	70	465
		Miltank		Thick Fat Scrappy Sap Sipper		Ground	95	80	105	40	70	100	490
		Raikou		Pressure Volt Absorb		No Eggs	90	85	75	115	100	115	580
		Entei		Pressure Flash Fire		No Eggs	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
		Suicune		Pressure Water Absorb		No Eggs	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
		Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
		Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
		Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
		Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		No Eggs	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
		Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		No Eggs	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
		Hariyama		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	144	120	60	40	60	50	474
		Probopass		Sturdy Magnet Pull Sand Force		Mineral	60	55	145	75	150	40	525
		Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
		Aron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	50	70	100	40	40	30	330
		Lairon		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	60	90	140	50	50	40	430
		Aggron		Sturdy Rock Head Heavy Metal		Monster	70	110	180	60	60	50	530
		Wailord		Water Veil Oblivious Pressure		Ground Water 2	170	90	45	90	45	60	500
		Camerupt		Magma Armor Solid Rock Anger Point		Ground	70	100	70	105	75	40	460
		Lunatone		Levitate		Mineral	70	55	65	95	85	70	440
		Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
		Milotic		Marvel Scale Cute Charm		Water 1 Dragon	95	60	79	100	125	81	540
		Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
		Walrein		Thick Fat Ice Body Oblivious		Water 1 Ground	110	80	90	95	90	65	530
		Beldum		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	40	55	80	35	60	30	300
		Metang		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
		Metagross		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
		Regirock		Clear Body Sturdy		No Eggs	80	100	200	50	100	50	580
		Regice		Clear Body Ice Body		No Eggs	80	50	100	100	200	50	580
		Registeel		Clear Body Light Metal		No Eggs	80	75	150	75	150	50	580
		Kyogre		Drizzle		No Eggs	100	100	90	150	140	90	670
		Groudon		Drought		No Eggs	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
		Rayquaza		Air Lock		No Eggs	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
		Jirachi		Serene Grace		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
		Torterra		Overgrow Shell Armor		Monster Plant	95	109	105	75	85	56	525
		Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
		Rampardos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	97	165	60	65	50	58	495
		Shieldon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
		Bastiodon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	60	52	168	47	138	30	495
		Trash Wormadam		Anticipation Overcoat		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
		Bronzong		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal		Mineral	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
		Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
		Gabite		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	68	90	65	50	55	82	410
		Garchomp		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	108	130	95	80	85	102	600
		Hippowdon		Sand Stream Sand Force		Ground	108	112	118	68	72	47	525
		Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
		Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
		Regigigas		Slow Start		No Eggs	110	160	110	80	110	100	670
		Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
		Origin Giratina		Levitate		No Eggs	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
		Normal Arceus		Multitype		No Eggs	120	120	120	120	120	120	720